Adam - 2001

At 4pm on the afternoon of Friday 21st September, Adam Minter was crossing the iconic Tower Bridge in London, when he spotted an object floating in the Thames. At first Mr Minter believed it to be either a stained barrel or manikin, but as the object came closer to the bridge, he was able to see that the object was the body of a young child. Mr Minter could also tell that the body had been mutilated. When the Police retrieved the body from the water, it became apparent that the child was a young boy dressed only in orange shorts. His head, arms and legs had been removed, his body washed and then placed into the Thames. As there was absolutely no way of immediately identifying the poor child, Detectives named him Adam. His murder remains unsolved and is one of the most disturbing murders ever committed in the UK.